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Chelsea Katz

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Photographer and Editor at Spectrum News NY1

Bagels and pizza are major food groups. Emmy-nominated photojournalist @NY1. #NewYorkerOfTheWeek... or general news tips? [email protected].

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  • Nov 26, 2024 | ny1.com | Pat Kiernan |Chelsea Katz

    Chiara Seward is hesitant to call herself a Santa Claus. "I think all the people who send in the money and the gifts are Santas, and I'm just happy to be a part of it," she said. But the Park Slope resident is helping close to 40 children in domestic violence shelters get gifts for the holidays this year.

  • Oct 15, 2024 | ny1.com | Chelsea Katz |Pat Kiernan

    Damaged furniture and debris line the front lawns in Newland, North Carolina. The town, an hour and a half outside Asheville, is recovering from Hurricane Helene. "Some places, there's just gone, just gone,” said Eric Arnold, whose mother lives in Newland. “Everything's gone."Aiman Youssef, of Staten Island, is trying to make it a little more manageable with truckloads of food, toiletries, clothing and more.

  • Oct 11, 2024 | ny1.com | Pat Kiernan |Chelsea Katz

    The high schoolers at South Bronx United are mapping out their next play: college. The Bronx nonprofit organization trains kids to score on and off the soccer field. Lawrence Krieger is one of their coaches as they prepare their college applications. "It's honestly a nice puzzle," Krieger said. "It's looking back at my own experience and seeing what I would have done differently. And now I can kind of help with that. And it's looking at different pieces saying, ‘You can fit there.

  • Oct 2, 2024 | ny1.com | Pat Kiernan |Chelsea Katz

    The women at Custom Collaborative are creating garments and opportunities. The Midtown program teaches immigrant and low-income women to work in sustainable fashion. Volunteer Toni Skidmore is helping them move to that next level. "I love seeing the creativity,” Skidmore said.

  • Sep 27, 2024 | ny1.com | Pat Kiernan |Chelsea Katz

    Rodney Hakes taps into his more innovative side when he is at Housing Works' Upper West Side thrift store. "I work in the financial sector, which is very analytical, lots of Excel spreadsheets,” Hakes said. “When I get to come here, what I found is merchandising the housewares gets to be more of a creative outlet for me."Hakes volunteers at the store every week to benefit Housing Works.

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Chelsea Katz @chelsea_j_katz
31 Mar 25

RT @NY1: Despite the physical distancing that came with the coronavirus, the pandemic was in many ways a unifying moment for the city. Volu…

Chelsea Katz
Chelsea Katz @chelsea_j_katz
27 Mar 25

RT @Jill_Jorgensen: A year after the pandemic hit, I went to M.S. 88 in Park Slope to see how students and staff were faring. Earlier this…

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Chelsea Katz @chelsea_j_katz
24 Dec 24

Our #NewYorkerOfTheWeek special will repeat on Christmas at 3 p.m. and on New Year's Eve at 11 a.m. And if you want to watch it again and again, you can do that too: https://t.co/6nhilrrlIr

Chelsea Katz
Chelsea Katz @chelsea_j_katz

If you're looking for a break from the headlines and a reminder of just how good the world can be, tonight is for you. 8 p.m. @NY1, @patkiernan will celebrate the volunteers who drive our city, a.k.a.: our New Yorkers of the Week. https://t.co/LN4pLJj6Dj